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UNIFORM FLAG LAW 


Drafted by the 
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 


and by it approved and recommended 
for enactment in all the States 
at its conference in 
Saratoga Springs, New York, August 29 to September 3, 1917 


— =o =o OF 


Approved by the American Bar Association 
at its meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, August 28-30, 1918 


AN AGT 
TO PREVENT AND PUNISH THE DESECRATION, MUTILATION OR 
IMPROPER USE OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA, AND OF THIS STATE, AND 08 ANY FLAG, STANDARD 
COLOR, ENSIGN OR SHIELD AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 


SECTION 1. [Definition.] The words flag, standard, color, en- 
Sign or shield, as used in this act, shall include any flag, 
standard, color, ensign or shield, or copy, picture or Porm enete 
tation thereof, made of any substance or represented or produced 
thereon, and of any size, evidently purporting to be such flag, 
standard, color, ensign or shield of the United States or of this 
state, or a copy, picture or representation thereof. 


SECTION 2. [Desecration.] No person shall, in any manner, for 
exhibition or_display: 


(a) place or cause to be placed any word, figure, mark, 
picture, design, drawing or advertisement of any nature upon 
any flag, standard, color, ensign or shield of the United 
States or of this state, or authorized by any law of the 
United States or of this state; or 


(b) expose to public view any such flag, standard, color, 
ensign or shield upon which shall have been printed, painted 
or otherwise produced, or to which shall have been attached, 
appended, affixed or annexed any such word, figure, mark; 
picture, design, drawing or advertisement; or 


(c) expose to public view for sale, manufacture, or other- 
wise, or to sell, give or have in possession for sale, for 
eift or for use for any purpose, any substance, being an 
article of merchandise, or receptacle, or thing for holding 
or carrying merchandise, upon or to which shall have been 
produced or attached any such flag, standard, color, ensign 
or shield, in order to advertise, call attention to, decorate, 


mark or distinguish such article or substance. 
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SECTION 3. [Mutilation.] No person shall publicly mutilate, 
deface, defile, defy, trample upon, or by word or act cast con- 
tempt upon any such flag, standard, color,ensign or shield. 


SECTION 4. [Exceptions.] This statute shall not apply to any 
act permitted by the statutes of the United States (or of this 
state), or by the United States Army and Navy regulations, nor 
shall it apply to any printed or written document or production, 
stationery, ornament, picture or jewelry whereon shall be de- 
picted said flag, standard, color, ensign or shield with no de- 
sign or words thereon and disconnected with any advertisement. 


SECTION 5. [PenaltyjJ Any violation of Section Two of this act 
shall be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not more than 
(Mtb hives ea wOOLLars. why Violation of Section Three of this act 
chatl be punishable by a fine of not more Than wesevewsesiecnrcas 
dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than ...seceees eeOay Ss 
or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court. 


SECTION 6. [Inconsistent Acts Repealed.] All laws and parts of 
laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. 


SECTION 7. [Interpretation.] This act shall be so construed 
as to effectuate its general purpose and to make uniform the 
laws of the states which enact it. 


SECTION 8. [Name of Act.] This act may be cited as the 
Uniform Flag Law. 


SECTION 9. [Time of Taking Effect.] This act shall take 
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